I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 476 President's Successor (
On the morning of February 2, the NBA officially held a press conference to announce the final punishment for Min Congda's popcorn-throwing referee incident.

Adam Silva condemned Min Congda's wanton violence at the press conference, saying that such spectators are not welcome in the NBA.

However, due to the fact that Min Congda has been fined 150 million US dollars, the largest fine in history, and "Smart has made outstanding contributions in labor negotiations", so the league decided to maintain the previous penalty in general, and increased the number of banned games from 20 games to 30 games, and continued to receive psychological treatment.

As for the referee association, firstly, they felt the tough pressure from the league, and secondly, Bozia issued an ultimatum. The referee leaders headed by Jiawei knew that it would be no good to continue the trouble, so they stopped their flags and stopped threatening the league with strikes.

Of course, the uproar of Jia Wei and others was not without any results. The league soon promised to set up a special game video playback center to give these retired referees a chance to play their residual heat and get a job again.

With this promise, Jia Wei and others naturally stopped making trouble. With the replay center, the referees have another place to eat.

Adam Silva fully demonstrated his superb political skills in this incident and further established his authority as president.

For him, Min Congda, an "unstable element", is an excellent partner.

His destructiveness caused him, the president of the alliance, to always come forward to make peace.

A newly appointed president like him is sometimes not afraid of accidents, but fears that nothing will happen.

Because nothing happened, he couldn't show his ability as president, and couldn't improve his prestige through a series of operations.

If everything in the alliance is stable and running smoothly, doesn't it mean that he is useless as the president, and everyone will follow the path set by Stern and it will be over.

But Silva's ambition is obviously more than that. He is nearly 50 years old and has not yet married. He devotes himself to work in order to create a career of his own.

The success of the referee association this time is obviously of great significance for him to show his talents in the future.

The relationship between Silva and Min Congda became closer.

At noon that day, after the press conference, Silva called Min Congda to express his condolences.

"I'm really sorry Smart, you have to follow up on this big ticket, otherwise the punishment is not severe enough to convince the public." Silva expressed some apologies on the phone.

"No, no, no! It's okay, it's okay! It's only 150 million, and I can afford another 50! You don't have to worry about the money." Min Congda sat in his office at the Staples Center, with his legs crossed on his desk, eating a KFC hamburger, feeling very comfortable.

Obviously, the fine of 150 million US dollars not only did not bother Min Congda, but also his biggest income after coming to the United States!
Let alone 50 more, even 500 million more, he doesn't care, he has the ability to fine me 5 million!

Of course, with a fine of 5 million yuan, it is estimated that the tax bureau will come to check Min Congda's assets.

Min Congda's life in the past two days should not be too easy, it is equivalent to taking a bonus of 150 million and then starting a vacation.

25 games are prohibited from attending the game. Just starting tomorrow, the Clippers will start a wave of away trips, from Washington to Dallas with a wave of six consecutive visitors.

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, the Clippers had just finished two back-to-back games. They first easily defeated the Utah Jazz at 107:100 in the away game.

After returning to the home court, they were narrowly defeated by the Denver Nuggets 112:110 by 2 points, ending their brief 4-game winning streak.

Min Congda, who received a salary of 2000 US dollars for losing games, has completely ignored the money.

I didn't go to the training center for lunch at noon today, so I asked Ada to drive to a KFC to bring him fried chicken, French fries and hamburgers.

In the United States, there are actually the most McDonald's, and there are very few KFCs, but Min Congda wants to eat KFC, so he should treat himself well!
"I know you have always been generous Smart. By the way, Smart, there is a charity dinner in New York recently. Would you like to attend it when you have time? Many celebrities in New York will attend, so you can come and get to know each other."

Silva sent out a banquet invitation to Min Congda. This kind of dinner is often a gathering place for rich people and celebrities. It is a place where big names from all walks of life get to know each other, exchange feelings, and generate interests. It can be said that it is an admission ticket for the upper class.

Although the NBA president is just the CEO of a sports league, the total value of the US sports industry is nearly 5000 billion US dollars, accounting for about 3% of the US GDP.

In contrast, the total output value of the US film industry is about 500 billion US dollars, only one-tenth of the sports industry.

Therefore, in the United States, many Hollywood movie stars are not as famous and worth as sports stars.

It's just that many film and television stars are more famous in the world than sports stars.

A world-renowned basketball president like David Stern has connections in American politics and a proper ruling class.

In the words of Jenny Buss, "David Stern has enough talent to rule a small country."

As a successor, Silva wants to further elevate his status and make the NBA a higher presence among the four major leagues.

Min Congda was drinking Coke, when he heard Silva's invitation, he almost spit out.

I'm RNM!I helped you, but you want to cheat me again!
The last time I was taken to a charity dinner, I donated 5 US dollars, and finally won a poor citizen award, and I lost everything!

Now let me do charity again, why don't you come and give me a charity, I was fined 150 million just now, shouldn't you help me!

"Cough cough! Cough cough! Adam, I won't attend the dinner party or anything else. It's really troublesome to go to New York. And I have to go for psychological counseling from tomorrow. Let's save it for next time, next time!"

Min Congda politely declined Adam Silva's invitation.

Silva still doesn't let him go, if he says no, he can hold a charity dinner in Los Angeles next time, and you can come to attend.

Min Congda thought, what the hell are you going to have trouble with the charity banquet?Do you have to donate some money?Is it easy for me to make money?
These hypocritical Jews are obviously using various charitable funds to avoid the search of the IRS, set up a financial firewall for their family, and do some good deeds by the way.

To put it bluntly, Min Congda heaved a sigh of relief to temporarily dismiss the donation party.

On the other side, Adam Silva thought in his heart: "Smart, this person neither asks for money or fame, so what is he doing for it? Could it be..."

Silva had previously analyzed with Stern what exactly Min Congda wanted, and Silva believed that what he wanted was fame.

So a fundraiser was arranged for him, and he was given a chance to show his face, and he was given a citizenship award, and the guy didn't like it.

Since that fundraiser, Min Congda has never participated in similar activities, and he is not interested in hooking up with those high society.

"Could it be that he, like me, has his own ideals and needs enough power?"

Silva began to think, he was not worried that Min Congda would challenge his position as the president of the alliance.

On the contrary, he felt that with Min Congda's age and ability to do things, he really had a place as a candidate for the future president.

(End of this chapter)